tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560636882691523439.post5073987407344988826..comments2024-03-21T20:29:29.030+13:00Comments on Life Behind the <u>IR</u>on <u>D</u>rape: Totalibungling the Rebuild - Let’s Put a Wall Around Christchurch and Call it East BerlinMark Hubbardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541153163041831880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560636882691523439.post-4764411629242875382012-07-11T12:28:23.064+12:002012-07-11T12:28:23.064+12:00Are you still looking at opting out, Eric?Are you still looking at opting out, Eric?Mark Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541153163041831880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560636882691523439.post-92054723037415410992012-07-11T11:45:47.799+12:002012-07-11T11:45:47.799+12:00Ah, crud. You're going to give me nightmares y...Ah, crud. You're going to give me nightmares yet.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560636882691523439.post-53704712987766760132012-07-06T14:37:11.801+12:002012-07-06T14:37:11.801+12:00Yes, definitely. Coincidentally I've just hear...Yes, definitely. Coincidentally I've just heard an EQC spokesman on the radio defending this policy change by saying it gives more 'flexibility' to the public to get work started now. I partly agree, as it's an admission by EQC they are slow to get claims rolling, but the problem is, there has to be a large amount of uncertainty about the reimbursements. I'm hearing a lot of stories, including from another builder this morning, where EQC are reassessing claims, assessed by them, downward. I can quite see the possibility of, say, paying $20,000 for our south wall cladding repair, and then when we put in for reimbursement, EQC saying no, Fletcher's could have done it for half that, so they'll pay half only.<br /><br />It's that uncertainty that makes this policy change one for the brave only.Mark Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541153163041831880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560636882691523439.post-16075367190578373222012-07-06T14:31:13.590+12:002012-07-06T14:31:13.590+12:00At least in a private system, if your insurer is a...At least in a private system, if your insurer is awful, you can hurt his reputation.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.com